This is a directory of paying freelance writer's markets. You can browse the writer's markets by category below or search if you're looking for something specific. All markets included in this directory are paying markets. Payment details are included in summaries where possible.
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Equine Journal
Equine Journal is "a monthly, all-breed / all-discipline publication for horse enthusiasts in the Northeast and surrounding areas." They accept feature articles of 1200-1800 words and event write-ups of 300-500 words depending on the size of the event. They purchase first North American Serial Rights and general web rights. They pay upon publication.
Family Tree Magazine
Family Tree Magazine is a magazine for genealogists and consumers interested in family history research. They cover genealogy, ethnic heritage, personal history, genealogy tools, and other ways people can connect to their pasts.
Feeld
Feels accepts pitches to its Ask Feeld section covering topics such as gender, sexuality, kink, LGBTQIA+, dating, relationships, and self-discovery. Articles run around 1500 words each, and pay starts at $800 per article.
Flash Fiction Online
Flash Fiction Online publishes both literary and genre flash fiction of 500 to 1000 words. They accept multiple submissions, but not simultaneous submissions.
Freedom With Writing
Freedom With Writing is a site focused on helping writes get paid for their writing. They pay $50-150 for these guest contributions.
Freelance Mom
Freelance Mom is an online publication for professional mothers (though they accept submissions from dads too). The community looks for actionable advice and tips including a 20-30 minute action plan at the end. Articles run 900-1500 words and pay $75-100 each.
Funny Times
Funny Times publishes humorous cartoons and stories. They pay $60 for funny stories of 500 - 700 words.
Geez
Geez "is a discussion among people of spirit seeking social justice and dismantling of empire." This includes the creative critique of those in power, and the societal structures that keep them in that position such as colonialism, racism, patriarchy, wealth concentration, and police brutality. They accept pitches from writers, including poetry. Calls for pitches are posted prior to each issue, and they pay a modest honorarium to contributors, usually from $50-100.
Gray's Sporting Journal
Gray's Sporting Journal accepts freelance submissions on sporting topics such as shooting / hunting and angling / fishing. They publish seven times per year, with four themed issues covering fly fishing, upland bird hunting, big game hunting, and their "Expeditions and Guides Annual." They're open to a wide range of word counts, but prefer shorter to too long (12,000 is okay if necessary, but 3000 is preferable, and 1500 words preferable even to that). In addition to articles and yarns (750-1500 word campfire tales -- can be factual or fiction), they also accept poetry up to 1000 words. They pay $600-1250 for features, $600 average for yarns, and $100 for poems. Longer "expeditions" travel pieces run 2500-3000 words and pay $850-1000 plus $75 for each picture published.
Gripped
Gripped magazine accepts columns and features on climbing. Features run 1500-2500 words and pay $250. Their Northern Faces and Area Profiles columns run 500-1000 words and pay $150.
More About the Writers' Markets
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